The Air Force informed us that, on page A37 of the service’s Fiscal 2016 Budget Overview document, the correct number of A-10s in the Active Duty force in Fiscal 2015 is 143 (not 54 as listed). Also, on that same page, the correct number of A-10s in the Air National Guard’s inventory in Fiscal 2015 is 85 (not 64).
F-35As from the Vermont Air National Guard have deployed to Puerto Rico in recent days, continuing a major buildup of U.S. Air Force assets in Latin America aimed at combating drug trafficking and pressuring the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
